| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Dosage | Actions |
| Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | 3-18g | Drains Fire and detoxifies.
With Zhi Zi, powerfully clears and drains lurking Heat from the Lungs with fever, fullness in the chest, coughing with yellow sputum and epistaxis or hematemesis. |
| Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | 3-12g | Clears Heat, reduces Fire and eliminates irritability in the San Jiao.
With Da Huang, for constipation. |
| Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae | Chuan Bei Mu | 3-12g | Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm, stops coughing and nourishes and moistens the Lungs. |
| Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | 3-12g | Drains Fire and relieves Fire toxicity.
With Zhi Zi, resolves constraint and directs Qi downward for clearing Heat and Fire from the Liver channel. |
| Rx. Platycodi | Jie Geng | 3-10g | Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi, expels Phlegm and benefits the throat. |
| Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen | 3-15g | Clears Heat and dries Dampness. |
| Rx. Peucedani | Qian Hu | 3-10g | Expels Phlegm, descends Qi and expels Wind-Heat (most suitable when Wind-Heat constrains the Lungs). |
| Rx. Trichosanthis | Tian Hua Fen | 8-16g | Clears and drains Lung Heat, transforms Phlegm and moistens Lung Dryness. |
| Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | 3-15g | Drains Fire, purges accumulations, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and eliminates Phlegm.
With Huang Lian, for a feeling of fullness and distention due to Heat Accumulation. |
